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windinthemaples1) I am slowly healing from surgery. Today marks my eighth day home from the hospital. The incision in my back hasn't finished closing yet, so I'm still stuck wearing big gauze bandages and taking sponge baths. Despite all our precautions, I caught a cold from Graeme as soon as I got home and all the congestion and all-night-long coughing is doing a number on healing that incision. On a few days, I was too active (walking up and down the stairs, mostly) and left feeling reinjured and miserable, so I've taken to a mostly bedridden state. I spend a few hours a day in a chair, but otherwise all of this writing comes from a prone position in bed with my laptop hauled on top of me. I haven't left the house in eight days. It is maddening. I've been prolific here on LiveJournal, catching up with all that Diana's Grove and Temple of the Twelve and other stuff I wanted to talk about, but really the highlight of my day is having the junk mail delivered to where I'm laying in bed. I'm not good at being patiently, helplessly incapacitated!
2) My mother-in-law is in town for the long weekend. She's delivering food and water to me and taking full care of Graeme while she's here. (Daniel has taken the opportunity to get some much needed work done.) I had no idea how much I'd need the help!
3) Today I got back into my astrology natal chart readings. Knowing now what next month's color is for Temple of the Twelve, I have no doubts that this has come blazing upon me so suddenly for a reason and that it will stick around and be solidified as a vital practice for me by the end of next month. If you are on the waiting list to have your chart done, I'm back on the queue and working my way towards you. :) If you've already received yours, I hope you'll encourage those left stranded and waiting by my surgery that it will be worth the delay. :D
4) While abed, I've devoured Tamora Pierce's Immortals series as well as Katharine Howe's The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. I'd read more, but I just don't have much in the way of focused concentration. I've also watched some things, streaming, from Netflix. The hours of my days, and nights, pass sooooooo slowly. If you've posted to LJ this past week, thank you for providing part of my continued sanity! :)
5) I have every intention of keeping my Pink Altar up far beyond the month's scope for Temple of the Twelve. It fills me with delight, certainty, center, and Self. There's no doubt that I find great purpose in life, everyday, in "Pink" pursuits--kindness, compassion, gentle healing, acceptance. It is just so lovely and affirming and right, taking such pride of place in my home. :)
2) My mother-in-law is in town for the long weekend. She's delivering food and water to me and taking full care of Graeme while she's here. (Daniel has taken the opportunity to get some much needed work done.) I had no idea how much I'd need the help!
3) Today I got back into my astrology natal chart readings. Knowing now what next month's color is for Temple of the Twelve, I have no doubts that this has come blazing upon me so suddenly for a reason and that it will stick around and be solidified as a vital practice for me by the end of next month. If you are on the waiting list to have your chart done, I'm back on the queue and working my way towards you. :) If you've already received yours, I hope you'll encourage those left stranded and waiting by my surgery that it will be worth the delay. :D
4) While abed, I've devoured Tamora Pierce's Immortals series as well as Katharine Howe's The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. I'd read more, but I just don't have much in the way of focused concentration. I've also watched some things, streaming, from Netflix. The hours of my days, and nights, pass sooooooo slowly. If you've posted to LJ this past week, thank you for providing part of my continued sanity! :)
5) I have every intention of keeping my Pink Altar up far beyond the month's scope for Temple of the Twelve. It fills me with delight, certainty, center, and Self. There's no doubt that I find great purpose in life, everyday, in "Pink" pursuits--kindness, compassion, gentle healing, acceptance. It is just so lovely and affirming and right, taking such pride of place in my home. :)
